September 27, 2009, 10:28AM

As the Pittsburgh Penguins' press discusses whether a possible Stanley Cup repeat is in the cards, it appears that captain Sidney Crosby won't play against the Detroit Red Wings this afternoon (5 PM, Fox Sports Detroit/FSN Plus if there's a conflict with the Tigers game) as he's trying to shake off a persistent groin injury. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Shelly Anderson... Full story »

August 05, 2009, 3:09AM

During both the Red Wings' 2007-2008 Cup-winning playoff run and their 08-09 playoff run, the team displayed the kind of whistle-to-whistle toughness that put even the Anaheim Ducks on notice that Detroit takes no guff, but the Hockey News's Rory Boylen argues that the Pittsburgh Penguins "restored" the conventional playoff model in out-grinding the Wings: August 4, The Hockey News:... Full story »

June 12, 2009, 3:16PM

The NHL's website and the Pittsburgh Penguins' website posted oodles of videos from the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins' press conferences and media scrums ahead of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals: The Penguins' website posted a 5:47 clip of Sidney Crosby's game-day presser... Full story »

June 12, 2009, 12:53PM

From NHL.com's Dan Rosen on down, various media sources are speaking about Game 7 of the Red Wings-Pittsburgh Penguins series in exultant tones this afternoon: June 12, NHL.com: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, the greatest event in all of sports. Hook, line and sinker. I am in. All in. People talk about how the Super Bowl is the... Full story »

June 09, 2009, 11:44PM

After the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma addressed the media, as did Marc-Andre Fleury and Sidney Crosby. Here's the transcript of Bylsma's presser: June 9, NHLMedia.com: Q. You've played in a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final. Most of your team would not have, I'm not sure anybody would have.... Full story »

June 07, 2009, 7:14AM

The Detroit Red Wings' 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night accomplished exactly what Red Wings coach Mike Babcock suggested--they "earned an opportunity" to take total control of a Stanley Cup Finals series which, from here on out, involves playing with the knowledge that player families and hardware will be in the building. The Pittsburgh Penguins have played... Full story »

June 04, 2009, 3:14PM

TSN filed a trio of stories on Wednesday, including a handicapping of the Conn Smythe Trophy field, a suggestion by TSN's Bob McKenzie that the Pittsburgh Penguins have worn down a tired Detroit Red Wings team... June 3, TSN: The Pittsburgh Penguins need to take full advantage of Detroit's situation - or what was perceived to be a big advantage... Full story »

June 01, 2009, 6:55PM

According to TSN's Darren Dreger, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby didn't discuss his team's 0-2 deficit against the Detroit Red Wings for a very simple reason: June 1, TSN: "Every day doesn't need to be Sidney Crosby day," [Penguins coach Dan] Bylsma replied when asked why Crosby, who many refer to as the face of the NHL, wasn't on the... Full story »

June 01, 2009, 6:49PM

The Hockey News's Adam Proteau went off on the NHL and VP/Disciplinarian Colin Campbell for choosing to rescind the automatic suspension on Pittsburgh Penguins winger Evgeni Malkin for instigating a fight with Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg: June 1, The Hockey News: I've got no interest in painting Penguins superstar Evgeni Malkin as Public Enemy No. 1. In skating up... Full story »

June 01, 2009, 1:31PM

The Pittsburgh Penguins spoke to the media after a short practice at Mellon Arena, and they discussed their status as trailing the Detroit Red Wings by a 2-0 margin at present. Here are the transcripts of said pressers, starting with Penguins coach Dan Bylsma's comments: June 1, NHLMedia.com: Q. Can you give your impression of where Malkin and Crosby are... Full story »

May 30, 2009, 3:58PM

Here's the transcript of Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma's pre-Game 1 press conference: May 30, NHLMedia.com: Q. What's the line between respecting an opponent and respecting an opponent too much that it's a negative? And do you get the sense from your team that they've got the right balance of that? COACH BYLSMA: Well, you respect your opponent too much... Full story »

May 27, 2009, 11:29PM

Over the next 72 hours, the media is going to try to convince you that the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins are essentially the same teams with the same experience fighting for the same trophy, and as such, they will argue that this series will reprise the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Edmonton Oilers dethroned the New York... Full story »

May 26, 2009, 9:45AM

The national media continues to talk up the Pittsburgh Penguins as already having won the Stanley Cup, assuming that they and the Detroit Red Wings will meet in a Stanley Cup finals match-up which will dethrone the Red Wings in a de-facto repeat of the 1984 Stanley Cup finals, and the Toronto Star's Damien Cox lends supposed credence to his... Full story »

March 19, 2009, 5:45PM

As noted earlier this afternoon, the Red Wings won't have the services of Tomas Holmstrom (knee) and may not have Valtteri Filppula (back) in the lineup against the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday evening. The Detroit News's Dave Dye confirms... March 19, Detroit News: Center Valtteri Filppula participated in part of the Red Wings' practice Thursday afternoon, but he remains questionable... Full story »

February 10, 2009, 3:25PM

The Pittsburgh Penguins hope to rebound from their 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday via a tilt against San Jose...Which, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Shelly Anderson, is the "test" that really matters: February 10, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: If Sunday's nationally televised game against Detroit was a test, the Penguins gave themselves a passing mark for playing well... Full story »

February 09, 2009, 9:52AM

Here are the multimedia offerings from the Detroit Red Wings' 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins: Highlights: ESPN posted a 39-second highlight clip: TSN posted a massive 2:24 highlight clip; NHL.com's highlights are 3:11 in length: And NBC posted a highlight clip of its own. Post-game: NBC posted a 3:36 clip of "iso-cam" footage of the Wings' and Penguins' "star"... Full story »

January 18, 2009, 7:15AM

The media's like my readers today--grumpy--but their Sunday notebook columns deliver in terms of discussion about both the future of the Winter Classic series and the collective bargaining agreement. The New York Times' un-grumpy Jeff Z. Klein and Stu Hackel weigh in with a measured take on what they correctly deem "rampant speculation" regarding the Classic's future: January 18, New... Full story »

July 17, 2008, 7:45PM

It only took three or four hours after the official release of the NHL's 1,230-game 2008-2009 regular-season schedule to pick out a few must-see games. Yahoo Sports' Sean Leahy says that two Red Wings games merit special status: July 17, Yahoo Sports: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings (Nov. 11, 2008) Marian Hossa faces his former teammates after he basically... Full story »

February 23, 2008, 3:50PM

The Vancouver Canucks will be without Aaron Miller, Lukas Krajicek (out for the season with a shoulder injury, and Brendan Morrison tonight against the Detroit Red Wings, they're bracing for news regarding their captain, Markus Naslund: February 23, Vancouver Sun: The Vancouver Canucks could be without captain Markus Naslund when they meet the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at... Full story »